Questions

First of all, let me just say that Wednesdays suck. I haven't had a good Wednesday of class yet! It was pouring down rain when I got out of Spanish and I could have waited it out because it's gone now but I didn't. So I had an umbrella but even with that, somehow my books always want to get wet and then soak up the water and expand. And be nasty. Not fun. And I still have 4 more classes to go to.

Anyway, over the weekend we had to read a whole bunch of chapters in the Bible, all the way through the OT. When I was reading Joshua 6, something struck me about Jericho. I understand that this was the Promised Land for the Israelites, and God had given them the land. But was it necessary to kill all that were in the city? In verse 21, the NRSV says "Then they devoted to destruction by the edge of the sword all in the city, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys." Why did they have to kill everyone? I don't recall anyone saying that the people of Jericho were inherently bad and deserved to be punished? Or were they just in the wrong place at the wrong time? I just can't understand the need for those people to be slaughtered.

Last night I went to a co-ed small group in Kenan. It was pretty much amazing! I love the dynamic of having both guys and girls there, the different perspectives, and even the different atmosphere of both. And the people in the group seem really cool. We played acting games for the first hour or so, and I hadn't laughed that hard in a really long time. I think I'm going to like that one, but I'm also maybe going to try out the Cobb co-ed, just to see (but I'll most likely end up sticking with Kenan).

I must brave the ocean once again. We'll see if I actually make it out this time. :)

*An Addendum*

I love big words. Anyway, it did not end up being an ocean when I left - in fact, it stopped raining about 10 minutes after I got to my room so I totally could have waited it out. And then I thought my troubles were over. But alas, 'twas not so. I put on some shorts, thinking I was smart so my pants legs won't get wet. That did not actually happen, but I didn't account for the fact that there were people who did NOT get to change, and therefore make the cloth seats soaking wet - cloth seats that I then sat in. So I, somehow, got completely soaking wet. And my books have still not recovered. I was still soaking on my butt after lunch at 1:00, when I left a puddle in my chair.

Good news! My biology recitation is NOT REQUIRED! Although I am still going to go because I can bet I'm going to need all the help I can get, it's very nice to know that I'm doing it of my own accord. Then I got a phone call telling me that I got a parking space with the town of Chapel Hill. Yay!.....No! I've already paid my hefty sum to mafia boss Joseph and so if I took that one, it would be like paying double and only parking in one, because I need to take the other spot NOW. Not fun. A verdict has not yet been reached on that issue. AND we had a pop quiz in OT, of which I got 1 maybe 2 right (there were only 3 questions - so not so bad...).

I am going to attempt to go to Zumba again today, and I am getting there at 5:30! [taking homework to do, because I honestly will get more done there!] So that's exciting.